Overview

• The London Zoo shoot this week re-creates Harry’s conversation with the snake, featuring Dominic McLaughlin as Harry and Daniel Rigby, Bel Powley and Amos Kitson as the Dursleys.
• Principal photography officially launched July 14–17 at Leavesden Studios, where Warner Bros. has built a £1 billion mini-town to house sets, support facilities and crew.
• HBO Max’s adaptation will span seven seasons, dedicating one season to each of J.K. Rowling’s novels under the creative oversight of Rowling and showrunner Francesca Gardiner.
• Child leads McLaughlin, Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley) and Arabella Stanton (Hermione Granger) joined a veteran ensemble that includes John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Nick Frost and Paapa Essiedu.
• Early location filming in Brittany and Ireland wrapped in late June, and the production will continue back-to-back through 2026 across Leavesden and key UK sites.